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Think-tank claiming to be S’pore-based used AI-generated profiles
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (1220+ words) Despite the Institute of East Asia Strategic Studies’ claims that it was set up in 2019, The Straits Times was unable to find any registration records for it. Published Jul 17, 2026, 12:48 PM Updated Jul 17, 2026, 01:20 PM SINGAPORE – A think-tank claiming to be based…...
Trump accuses China of 2020 voting interference, contradicting US intelligence findings
19+ hour, 39+ min ago (898+ words) US President Donald Trump addressing the nation on July 16. Published Jul 17, 2026, 09:21 AM Updated Jul 17, 2026, 10:00 AM WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump declassified intelligence on July 16 that he said showed Chinese interference in US elections, reviving his long-running attacks on election security…...
US quarantine order for Americans returning from Congo will hurt Ebola response, aid group says
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (668+ words) Published Jul 17, 2026, 02:51 AM Updated Jul 17, 2026, 02:56 AM July 15 - Washington's new policy that says American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an Ebola outbreak, must spend 21 days in a third country before entering the U.S. will hinder the…...
White House weighs releasing China election intel
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (820+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and US President Donald Trump at a meeting on the sidelines of their visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15. Published Jul 16, 2026, 03:45 AM Updated Jul 16, 2026, 06:34 AM WASHINGTON - The White House is considering releasing…...
US to launch AI and cybersecurity coordination group, White House says
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (228+ words) Trump in a June executive order directed US agencies to set up the collaboration. Published Jul 15, 2026, 06:45 AM WASHINGTON – The US will formally bring together AI developers and essential services providers to share information on cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified by advanced AI…...
AI now carries out cyber attacks with little human input: Report
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (837+ words) Vice-President at Check Point Research, Lotem Finkelstein at Check Point Engage 2026 media roundtable on July 14, 2026. Published Jul 14, 2026, 09:19 PM SINGAPORE – For the first time, artificial intelligence tools have automated significant parts of cyber intrusions over the past 12 months, according to a…...
What to know about the parasite sickening people across the US
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (515+ words) Published Jul 11, 2026, 04:27 PM Updated Jul 11, 2026, 04:52 PM A diarrhoea-causing parasite has infected people in 31 US states already, with multiple places reporting an uptick in the resulting illness in the last two weeks compared with a year ago, according to the US…...
Meta scraps AI image feature amid privacy backlash
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (275+ words) Published Jul 11, 2026, 11:55 AM Meta says it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread criticism over privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union. “Our intent was to…...
Parasite causing severe diarrhoea spreads in US Midwest, NYC
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (892+ words) Published Jul 10, 2026, 10:50 AM Updated Jul 10, 2026, 01:21 PM NEW YORK – A dangerous parasite that causes explosive diarrhoea is spreading throughout the Midwest in the US, as federal health officials investigate the still-undetermined source of the outbreak. Michigan – the state with the highest…...
China, India-linked hacking groups targeted Pakistani law enforcement, report says
1+ week, 1+ day ago (493+ words) A 3D printed model of men working on computers are seen in front of displayed binary code and words \"Hacker\" in this illustration taken, July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Published Jul 09, 2026, 09:07 PM July 9 - Multiple Pakistani law enforcement agencies were targeted in…...